PERI: Greenhouse 100 Polluters Index

Packaging Corporation of America

2021 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 1,660,332
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Pulp and Paper, Waste
EJ: Poor Share: 17%
EJ: Minority Share: 24%

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This company is rank 23 on the Toxic 100 Water Polluters list.

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Facility Name	City	State	Sub-Sector	CO2 equivalent emissions (mt)	Percent of total company emissions	Split *	EJ Minority %	EJ Poor %
Packaging Corporation of America	COUNCE	TN	Pulp and Paper	327,442	19.72%		4.8%	15.5%
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA	DERIDDER	LA	Pulp and Paper	312,188	18.80%		28.5%	15.4%
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA	FILER CITY	MI	Pulp and Paper	201,500	12.14%		12.7%	9.4%
BOISE PAPER	WALLULA	WA	Pulp and Paper	192,576	11.60%		23.0%	15.6%
BOISE WHITE PAPER MILL	JACKSON	AL	Pulp and Paper	176,402	10.62%		47.5%	25.5%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC	INTERNATIONAL FALLS	MN	Pulp and Paper	156,405	9.42%		6.7%	13.5%
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA-TOMAHAWK	TOMAHAWK	WI	Pulp and Paper	134,669	8.11%		4.7%	8.7%
PACKAGING CORP. OF AMERICA	VALDOSTA	GA	Pulp and Paper	69,804	4.20%		49.4%	29.3%
Packaging Corporation of America	COUNCE	TN	Industrial Landfills	25,178	1.52%		4.8%	15.5%
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA	DERIDDER	LA	Industrial Landfills	19,863	1.20%		28.5%	15.4%
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA-TOMAHAWK	TOMAHAWK	WI	Industrial Landfills	14,814	0.89%		4.7%	8.7%
BOISE PAPER	WALLULA	WA	Industrial Landfills	14,100	0.85%		23.0%	15.6%
PACKAGING CORP. OF AMERICA	VALDOSTA	GA	Industrial Landfills	8,304	0.50%		49.4%	29.3%
BOISE WHITE PAPER MILL	JACKSON	AL	Industrial Landfills	5,075	0.31%		47.5%	25.5%
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA-TOMAHAWK	TOMAHAWK	WI	Wastewater Treatment	1,369	0.08%		4.7%	8.7%
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA	FILER CITY	MI	Wastewater Treatment	644	0.04%		12.7%	9.4%

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* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's emissions have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies.